A Christmas Carol (version 08 dramatic reading)

A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visitations of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Yet to Come. (Summary by Wikipedia)

Reviews

The ghosts are pretty bad...

(4 stars)

Mack

Overall, this is a great reading. But the ghosts of Christmas past and present... Oh! Why? Why would you read in such stilted, robotic voices? Both were distracting and pretty terrible. Luckily, they didn't have many lines.
I do very much appreciate all the volunteers who took their time to read this for Librivox, however. (Yes, even the ghosts.)

I like this a lot but........

(4 stars)

David W.

I like listening to this a lot. Yes there are some differences in quality of the recordings, but that is a minor detail. The narrator has a wonderful voice, and most are very pleasurable to listen to. However, Scrooge doesn't sound bitter or nasty enough, he sounds like someone's grandfather. I also agree with the two ghosts voices (plus one of the charity collectors) sounding robotic, which spoils it a little for me. Still much better than many versions though and I would recommend this to anyone!

Wonderful! Worth a listen

(5 stars)

Watson

A classic story, a wonderful, tight fisted, miserly and laced with humour. Bravo to the cast, an excellent job! Scrooge with the sarcasm, dryness and humour an excellent portrayal.
I have listened to this three times now, and it's is still as bright as the first time. A must listen

Enjoyed it!

(4.5 stars)

DCB

While there are definitely some readers that are not as clear or enjoyable to listen to in this dramatic reading, narrator Elizabeth Klett and Andy Minter (Scrooge) make up for it with their skilled reading and soothing voices. Thank you to the LibriVox volunteers for donating their time for our enjoyment.

"A Wonderful Listen"

(5 stars)

Becky

Excellent dramatic reading of this book! I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the many characters, it made this classic much more meaningful. I've listen to a singular reader of this book in the past but the dramatic reading kept me much more captivated. Thank you many volunteers for an excellent listen!!!

Merry Christmas to all

(5 stars)

tellmeatale

My favorite Christmas story of all time.
I never tire of watching it ,reading it, and now to listen to the book in this manner ,was a great gift for the season. Thank you
LibriVox volunteers for a awesome job as
always done by you.

Fun and Entertaining

(4 stars)

CelticExile

A lot of fun and engaging. There is some variance in the recorded quality of the players but nothing that stops this classic old tale from entertaining.

ONE OF MY FAVORITES

(5 stars)

#Bookworm❤️

I really enjoy the books that have different people representing different characters. This was really well done! Great job everybody!!!